Transit Day 18 – The Buoy Reveal

Today is the day where the Marine Crew expresses their thanks to the customer by presenting them with a hand painted life buoy commemorating the launch.  This has been a tradition since Sea Launch’s first launch and photos of each of the buoys adorn the walls of the ACS bar.  The buoy is hand painted by the ships Bosun and Carpenter and is revealed in the ACS bar just prior to the Captains farewell dinner.

The Eutelsat 70B Buoy awaiting the reveal...

Captain Lars introduces Ships Carpenter, Efren Fernandez and Bosun, Alfredo Andal

Ships Carpenter, Efren Fernandez and Bosun, Alfredo Andal ready to reveal... drum roll...

The Reveal...

Group photo...

Eutelsat's Craig Williamson and Peter Newell pose with the addition...

Astrium's Florent Fauthous, and Pierre-Yves Barat join Eutelsat's Craig Williamson and Peter Newell with the Buoy..

Chief Engineer Jarle Ringdal and Captain Lars Haaheim pose with the Buoy...

 

Eutelsat 70B Buoy...

 

 

Captain Lars Haaheim hosted the final farewell dinner in the VIP Dining Room.  Chef Geir and the catering team delivered another spectacular meal enjoyed by all, here are some of the highlights.

The Table...

The Toast...

The 1st Course - Galley Crab Salad

The Toast...Round 2

The 2nd Course - Broiled Filet of Chilean Sea Bass, Baby Fennel, Buttery Saffron Sauce, & Risotto...

 

The Chefs - 1st Cook Peter Navarro and Chef Geir Haugen...

The Main Course - Medallion of Venison, Butter Fried Chanterelles, Apple & Onion Compote, Hassle Baked Potatoes in a Port Wine Sauce...

The Photo Op - Jenneth Cunanan, Ronwald Christian David, Jethel Obamos

 

The Team - Jethel Obamos, Ove Rosenberg,Jenneth Cunanan ,Marcelo Montero

The Benefit of being the photographer for the evening...

The Thank you....

After dinner we adjourned to the ACS bar and enjoyed the festivities.  It is there that I was awarded an honor of being invited to Room 35 tomorrow, Sunday, at 2pm to play my first game of Balut with the Semco team... I am excited about this opportunity as I am intrigued with the game itself and the social atmosphere about the game. And I am going to learn from a World Champion, Ivan Johnsen... Something to report out about tomorrow.